if something makes a loud noise in the middle of the night... say a door being kicked in, you find it normal that it would take 40 whole seconds to react?

it depends on how deep of a sleeper you are, it depends on the time of night

I know I'm numb to the dogs going stupid dumb and hyphy... There could be a 300lb rap guy crowbarring into our front door and I'd just wait for those shitty fucking animals to STFU and I'd go back to sleep

it depends on how deep of a sleeper you are, it depends on the time of night

I know I'm numb to the dogs going stupid dumb and hyphy... There could be a 300lb rap guy crowbarring into our front door and I'd just wait for those shitty fucking animals to STFU and I'd go back to sleep

I was only trolling, but you are failing to see the obvious difference between yourself and the rest of the posters here (unless they teach kids how to get from their beds to the fridge at 4am in under 15 seconds at fat camp).

I was only trolling, but you are failing to see the obvious difference between yourself and the rest of the posters here (unless they teach kids how to get from their beds to the fridge at 4am in under 15 seconds at fat camp).

And I get that. I'm no Jason Bourne or James Bond though Even without training I *think* most people can react pretty quickly even from deep sleep. Now, when you factor in things like intoxication, sleep deprivation or a medical condition, then it gets a bit more dicey.

Any time something goes BANG in the night, my wife sits upright in bed just as quickly as I do. I think there's probably a pretty strong correlation between the environments people are raised in to how they react to a stimulus while sleeping.